Hal Wyler Quotes

Talk to everyone. Fail, and fail again. And brush yourself off. And fail again. Because maybe… Maybe.

Your kid falls down. He doesn’t cry. He doesn’t know he’s hurt. He looks at you. If you don’t blink, he gets up. He’s fine.

When someone hands you the opportunity of a lifetime, you have to take it.[to Kate]

We killed Scottish independence?[Kate Wyler]Yeah, it’s bad.[Hal Wyler]Who gives a f*** about Scotland? They’re nice, sweet people. They’re cold all the time. Let them make their own decisions.[Kate Wyler]A smaller democracy is a weaker one.[Hal Wyler]

Smart people listen to other smart people, and change their minds.[to Kate]

No one with the temperament to win a campaign should be in charge of anything. It’s the most obvious rule in the world. No one who likes power should ever have it.[to Stuart]

How did you know? How did you know before I knew?[Kate Wyler]You’re the boss. Everyone knows everything before you.[Hal Wyler]

Flawed does not mean worthless.

First-time ambassador. You need to lean into the Cinderella thing.[to Kate]

Diplomacy never works. Until it does.

“No” is a rest stop on the road to “yes”.